Edvard Engelsaas
Edvard Engelsaas (17 November 1872 – 30 August 1902) was a Norwegian speed skater and world champion.
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| Born | 17 November 1872 Trondheim, Norway | |||||||||||||
| Died | 30 August 1902 (aged 29) | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Norway | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Men's speed skating | |||||||||||||
| Club | Trondhjems Skøiteklub | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Engelsaas won a gold medal at the 1900 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men, after winning three of the distances, the 1500m, 5000m and 10000m.[1]
National championships
He received a silver medal at the 1898 Norwegian allround championship, a bronze medal in 1899, and a gold medal in 1900.
He represented the club Trondhjems Skøiteklub.[2]
References
- Medal Winners in World Allround Championships Archived 2009-02-25 at the Wayback Machine – International Skating Union (Retrieved on April 9, 2008)
- Bryhn, Rolf (2007). "Trondhjems Skøiteklub". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
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